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1999 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Seville, Spain

Field	Value
name	7th World Championships in Athletics
logo	Seville IAAF 1999.jpg
host_city	Seville, Spain
nations	201
athletes	1821
dates	20–29 August 1999
opened_by	Juan Carlos I
closed_by	Primo Nebiolo
stadium	Estadio Olímpico de Sevila
previous	[1997 Athens](1997-world-championships-in-athletics)
next	[2001 Edmonton](2001-world-championships-in-athletics)

The 7th World Championships in Athletics (), a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.

One of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres by Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.

Men's results

Track

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003

Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 German Skurygin of Russia originally won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001.

2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze had failed a doping test in June 1999.

3 The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.

Field

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003

Women's results

Track

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003

Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1995 |1997 |1999 |2001 |2003

Medal table

References

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